Wang, Ottensamer, Capucon: Rachmaninoff & Brahms

17. September 2022

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The three top musicians Yuja Wang (piano), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet) and Gautier Capucon (cello) are considered a super trio following worldwide performances.

At DG they are now presenting their first joint album with two chamber music works in visionary interpretations that must inspire the listener. Instinctively convincing of the interpretation of the pieces, bound by an almost telepathic bond, they communicate with such unanimity as if they had the same roots.

This becomes clear because Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) created his cello sonata in G minor op.19 less as an effective virtuoso piece for piano, but rather let the string instrument take the lead, which is taken into account in this implementation and also takes into account the Western-oriented character of the music became.

It is an elegiac trio of pathetic content with an equally symphonic sound development. In any case, the authenticity of the reproduction is undisputed. Of the famous Clarinet Trio from 1891 op. 114 in A minor by Johannes Brahms and his Cello Sonata No. 1 op. 38, equivalent performances are not difficult to find digitally.

The international-Asian trio never missed an opportunity to capture all the hallmarks of Brahms’ identity. It turned into a thoughtful, enraptured conversation. It should be listened to quietly and collected.

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